The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 8 teams from across the Republic of Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 28 September 2012 and ending on 9 March 2013. With a first-place finish and a 16–5 win–loss record, UL Eagles were crowned league champions for the second straight year. Neptune were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while UCC Demons won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.
Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin1st (North)Dublin InterNational Basketball ArenaTallaght, DublinNewKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin2nd (North)MoycullenKingfisher, NUIGGalway4th (South)NeptuneNeptune StadiumCork2nd (South)UCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork1st (South)UCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin3rd (North)UL EaglesUL ArenaLimerick3rd (South)
Regular season
Standings # Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings Team 1UL Eagles 16 5 76 532Neptune 13 8 62 473UCC Demons 13 8 62 474DCU Saints 11 10 52 43 5Killester 10 11 48 416Moycullen 8 13 38 377UCD Marian 8 13 38 378Dublin Inter 5 16 24 29
Source: SportsNewsIRELAND
Champions Trophy
Bracket
Semi-finals
Source: RTE
Final
Source: RTE
National Cup
Semi-finals
Final
SuperLeague Select Team Ireland vs England In January 2013, the SuperLeague Select Team travelled to Birmingham, England to play against the England Select Team in the BBL Cup Final curtain-raiser. The match took place at the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 13 January, with tip off at 12:30pm.
Team Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons) Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons) Robert Taylor (UL Eagles) Jason Killeen (UL Eagles) Rob Lynch (UL Eagles) Neil Campbell (UL Eagles) Darren Townes (Neptune) Michael McGinn (Neptune) Ger Noonan (Neptune) Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter) Keith Anderson (DCU Saints) Mike Westbrooks (Killester) Cian Nihill (reserve player) (Moycullen)
Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles) Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King
Game data
Awards
Player of the Month Month Player Team October Pat Glover DCU Saints November Robert Taylor UL Eagles December Shane Coughlan UCC Demons January Michael McGinn Neptune February Dan James UCD Marian March Shane Coughlan UCC Demons
Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Paul Kelleher UCC Demons November Mark Keenan UL Eagles December Mark Scannell Neptune January Mark Scannell Neptune February Salva Camps Moycullen March Dave Donnelly DCU Saints
Statistics leaders Category Player Team Stat Points per game Patrick Sullivan Moycullen 23.3 Rebounds per game John Galvin UCD Marian 17.4 Assists per game Ger Noonan Neptune 8.2 Steals per game Robert Taylor UL Eagles 2.7 Blocks per game John Galvin UCD Marian 2.9
Regular season Player of the Year: Ger Noonan (Neptune) Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints) Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)
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